![]() In 2020’s global climate, what might a report by Scottish writers look like? How can poetry speak back to Scotland’s literary heritage and complex relationships with nature, coloni… Writers Network Showcase: Scotland's Heritage, Then and Now 'The report that only the poets can make' wrote James Baldwin in 1962. Kelly’s new book, Battles of Conscience, traces the histories of five beleaguered conscien… ![]() Tobias Kelly & Charlotte McDonald-Gibson: Radical Outsiders How much is your life shaped by your conscience? Journalist Charlotte McDonald- Gibson and academic Tobias Kelly ask us to imagine having views that set us apart. Two years ago he made his novel-writing debut and his second book, Blood Whispers wraps a grim tale around the CIA, Serbian gangs and a f… John Gordon Sinclair (2014 event) John Gordon Sinclair continues to put distance between himself and Gregory’s Girl, the film that made his name. His commentary has added to classic encounters such as the 2003 World Cup Final, when England triumphed at the death against h… ![]() Ian Robertson at the Edinburgh International Book Festival For over 40 years, Ian Robertson has been an instantly recognisable and eminently authoritative voice for rugby fans everywhere. 2019 marks the next chapter: O’Rourke launches Volume 2 of the music the trio created a… Then, Scottish fiddler Aidan O’Rourke wrote a tune a day as a musical response. Not French-Senegalese author David Diop, whose unforgettable short novel At Night…Īidan O'Rourke, James Robertson & Kit Downes at the Edinburgh International Book Festival In 2013, James Robertson wrote a story every day of the year, each 365 words long. Now, the celebrated novelist publ…ĭavid Diop & Anna Moschovakis with Philippe Sands When we imagine the experiences of those who fought in ‘The Great War’, whose perspective are we taking? Perhaps the majority of histories have taken a Eurocentric view. Audrey Magee’s second novel, The Colony, tackles questions of identity, art an…ĭeborah Levy: A Living Autobiography ‘What is the point of a risk-free life?’ asked Deborah Levy in the second of her recent memoirs – The Cost of Living – which details the creation of her new life after the breakdown of a marriage at the age of 50. Amid their rivalry, the islanders discover their own relationship with the place they call home. This is a live event, with an author Q&A.Īudrey Magee: Still Waters Run Deep Two men arrive on an island, one to paint it, the other to record its speech. Joining him in this event is Adrienne Raphel, author of Thinking Inside the Box: Adventures with Crosswords and the Puzzling People Who Can't Live Without Them. Pour yourself a drink and gather with The New York Times’s digital crossword editor Joel Fagliano to discover in real time how a crossword is made, how the team works, and you’ll get to take part in a live mini crossword-making session. More than 75 years later, people are still turning to The New York Times Crossword in times of crisis for comfort, stimulation and (occasionally) the competitive destruction of friends and family. By 1924, Simon & Schuster had capitalised on the craze, publishing the first crossword book.Ī New York Times Opinion column at the time called the puzzles ‘a primitive sort of mental exercise’ and a ‘sinful waste’ of time, but after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, an editor made the decision to run a crossword puzzle in the paper as an antidote to blackout hours, to offer relief to its war-weary readers.Īnd here we are. The world’s first crossword puzzle was published in 1913. ‘You can’t think of your troubles while solving a crossword.’ Margaret Farrar, Founding Crossword Editor, The New York Times.
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